Barrett

[ bar-it ]

/ ˈbær ɪt /

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How to use Barrett in a sentence

According to Wyler’s report, Abraham had worked with Barrett on multiple features at Elle and one at New York magazine.
Editor who worked on Ruth Shalit Barrett’s retracted Atlantic story is no longer with the magazine|Erik Wemple|January 30, 2021|Washington Post
At her confirmation, Barrett said that as an appeals court judge, she had recused from some cases in which Shell was a party.
Supreme Court hears dispute with big implications for climate-change litigation|Robert Barnes|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
Unsigned to a label, Barrett worked with her management company to release the song on streaming platforms in early 2019.
With streaming success and a debut hit, ‘American Idol’ finalist Gabby Barrett has become a country music anomaly|Emily Yahr|November 11, 2020|Washington Post
This is precisely the message Senate Democrats used to make the four-day Barrett hearings into a advertisement against Senate Republicans.
A Senate debacle for Republicans|Jennifer Rubin|October 30, 2020|Washington Post

Soon enough it will be clear whether that’s a role Barrett intends to fill.
One theory by one justice binds together Supreme Court’s contradictory election opinions|Robert Barnes|October 30, 2020|Washington Post
All of this makes little sense unless you're familiar with what Barrett Brown did.
Sentencing Looms for Barrett Brown, Advocate for “Anonymous”|Kevin M. Gallagher|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On December 16th, the journalist Barrett Brown will be sentenced before a judge in Dallas, Texas.
Sentencing Looms for Barrett Brown, Advocate for “Anonymous”|Kevin M. Gallagher|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Barrett had chanced to place a paternal hand on her head as he passed the microphone to the student next to her.
11 Children Shot in Milwaukee, One in Her Grandpa's Lap|Michael Daly|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The funeral was set for Wednesday, exactly a week after that moment when Barrett last saw her.
11 Children Shot in Milwaukee, One in Her Grandpa's Lap|Michael Daly|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Excited, willing, open to learning,” Barrett later said of Laylah.
11 Children Shot in Milwaukee, One in Her Grandpa's Lap|Michael Daly|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But then Barrett says I was born middle-aged like Maitland himself, the hero of this romance, if so it can be called.
The Romance of His Life|Mary Cholmondeley
I think I have seen the person you mean, said Barrett, in a perfectly level voice.
The Romance of His Life|Mary Cholmondeley
Dont say a word about them, hissed Barrett, her fervent admirer, as Maitland came up to us.
The Romance of His Life|Mary Cholmondeley
I was dreadfully disappointed, for I had always thought Barrett as clever as he could stick.
The Romance of His Life|Mary Cholmondeley
Parker was uneasy, even when Barrett had explained to him that it was impossible for us to get into trouble in the matter.
The Romance of His Life|Mary Cholmondeley